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the original sources came from senator patrick leahy, the head of the committee that runs foreign aid. he said the white house told him clearly most military aid had been halted while the administration conducts its review of all u.s.-egypt aid. the white house said before and after my story came out that there's been no policy decision to issuspend the aid. they're playing a word game, have their cake and eat it, too. basically, they want to preserve the flexibility to turn the aid back on if that's what he ultimately decide do, but at the same time for now most of the aid is not flowing. that's a fact. but this is something that the white house is not ready to talk about. so it's something they're trying to parse on background. >> josh, they may not be ready to talk about it, but it's, of course, out there. right? either one of you can read it one of two ways. one, the administration is trying to keep as many cards in their hand as possible. depending how the situation nets out in egypt. the other, very unsure what the foreign policy strategy is. what's your analysis of the situatio
the original sources came from senator patrick leahy, the head of the committee that runs foreign aid. he said the white house told him clearly most military aid had been halted while the administration conducts its review of all u.s.-egypt aid. the white house said before and after my story came out that there's been no policy decision to issuspend the aid. they're playing a word game, have their cake and eat it, too. basically, they want to preserve the flexibility to turn the aid back on if...
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he isk leahy has said looking for changes. he said they got a little bit out of their rating on this. this is problematic for the intelligence committee. this shows he is an independent. >> they brought up the issue of immigration and gun control. where are both of these issues? overgun-control he said is with. he sees immigration as still life. even though it is now out of his hands, he is still going to work really hard at communicating with members of the house and trying to get the product to the president does. >> thank you for being with us here. we appreciate it. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] the national governor association is beating up their meeting today. we will bring you live coverage on the role of cybersecurity. 12:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. later you can watch ron paul at this year's young americans for liberty convention. whistleblowers like edward snowden and bradley manning. here is a look. isk is howgest sluggish will t
he isk leahy has said looking for changes. he said they got a little bit out of their rating on this. this is problematic for the intelligence committee. this shows he is an independent. >> they brought up the issue of immigration and gun control. where are both of these issues? overgun-control he said is with. he sees immigration as still life. even though it is now out of his hands, he is still going to work really hard at communicating with members of the house and trying to get the...
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leahy actually has a dogfight in this fight, in that he's made cameos in four different batman movies. >> we're not intimidated by thugs. you know, you remind me of my father. i hated my father. ♪ batman ♪ batman ♪ batman >> [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ . >>> out west, that devastating wildfire is tearing through northern california, and showing no signs of slowing down. the rim fire, so large and so strong at this point, it's creating its own weather pattern. it's making it hard to figure out where it will spread next. so far, t
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senator patrick leahy office telling nbc news aid has been suspended but the white house saying no definitive decision has been made regarding u.s. aid. in the meantime, saudi arabia is backing the u.s. military crackdown on protesters that will will make up the aid while in egypt the supreme leader of muslim brotherhood is arrested as part of a crackdown on protesters against the ouster of mohammed morsi. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. also available in delicious peanut butter. for a strong bag that grips the can... ♪ get glad forceflex. small change, big difference. [ dog ] on a walk, walk, walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. beneful is awarding a $500,000 dog
senator patrick leahy office telling nbc news aid has been suspended but the white house saying no definitive decision has been made regarding u.s. aid. in the meantime, saudi arabia is backing the u.s. military crackdown on protesters that will will make up the aid while in egypt the supreme leader of muslim brotherhood is arrested as part of a crackdown on protesters against the ouster of mohammed morsi. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't...
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senator leahy was upset about that. before we let you go, i wanted to get in on john mccain here, who's playing an interesting role. the u.s. has struggled to define how it wants to deal with the shift in egypt. they've backed off any discussion of whether or not it was a coup, for various reasons, including legal ones connecting to how much aid we give egypt. now you have john mccain over there. i want to play for you something the president said because it's interesting. it's possible that mccain is sort of moving up into playing the role that wendall wilkey once played for fdr. take a listen. >> you had that lovers' quarrel for a while. now you're best friends. what happened? >> that's how a classic romantic comedy goes, right? you know, initially you're not getting along and you keep on bumping into each other. he deserves credit for being somebody who's willing to go against the grain of his own party sometimes. it's probably not good for me to compliment him on television. >> perry, who's that relationship working
senator leahy was upset about that. before we let you go, i wanted to get in on john mccain here, who's playing an interesting role. the u.s. has struggled to define how it wants to deal with the shift in egypt. they've backed off any discussion of whether or not it was a coup, for various reasons, including legal ones connecting to how much aid we give egypt. now you have john mccain over there. i want to play for you something the president said because it's interesting. it's possible that...
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approach has bipartisan support in congress where a number of senators including dick durbin, patrick leahy and rand paul which i think is promising legislation aimed at giving federal judges discretion to applying minimums to drug offenders. it will save our country billions of dollars while keeping us more safe. the president and i look forward to working with members of both parties to refine and advance these proposals. secondly, the department has now updated its framework for considering compassionate release for inmates facing extraordinary circumstances who pose no threat to the public. in late april, the bureau of prison expanded the criteria for inmates seeking compassionate release for medical reasons. today, additional expansions to the policy including revised for elderly inmates who did not commit violent crimes and served significant portions of their sentences. of course, as our primary responsibility, we must ensure the american public is protected from anyone who may pose a danger to the community. considering the applications of non-violent offenders through a careful rev
approach has bipartisan support in congress where a number of senators including dick durbin, patrick leahy and rand paul which i think is promising legislation aimed at giving federal judges discretion to applying minimums to drug offenders. it will save our country billions of dollars while keeping us more safe. the president and i look forward to working with members of both parties to refine and advance these proposals. secondly, the department has now updated its framework for considering...
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certainly gives a voice to folks like senator patrick leahy. he already had a plan to do a phased giving of u.s. aid in the future to egypt based on their ability to come up with some sort of democratically elected government in the wake of the coup that shall not be called a coup by the administration. so he's also the one that most recently said that the white house had turned off the spigot. the white house, of course, saying there isn't a spigot, that it doesn't just go off and on. if you watch these press briefings, they're impossible to follow. nobody can understand what the white house's position is. i think the reason is, it's hard to articulate. >> jonathan, let's transition to the budget battles. obviously, as you know, the gop divide over the budget, it's entertaining to watch play out, but in all seriousness, this could be quite problematic and dangerous come the fall. you have republicans that reject the idea of a government shutdown outright. senator john mccain has said over and over this is a nonstarter. you also have conservati
certainly gives a voice to folks like senator patrick leahy. he already had a plan to do a phased giving of u.s. aid in the future to egypt based on their ability to come up with some sort of democratically elected government in the wake of the coup that shall not be called a coup by the administration. so he's also the one that most recently said that the white house had turned off the spigot. the white house, of course, saying there isn't a spigot, that it doesn't just go off and on. if you...
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senate judiciary chairman pat leahy says he plans to hold another hearing on the nsa surveillance program. house speaker nancy pelosi called the report, quote, extremely disturbing in a statement saying in part, congress must conduct rigorous oversight to ensure that all incidents, all incidents of noncompliance are reported to the oversight committees and the fisa court in a timely and comprehensive manner and that appropriate steps are taken to ensure violations are not repeated. the report stems from an nsa audit obtained by the post from leaker edward snowden. kelly o'donnell joins me now. what kind of privacy violations are we talking about? >> what we're learning so far, these are not instances of eavesdropping on conversations or reading e-mails. it's not that kind of thing. it's that big sweeping data collection we've been hearing a lot about in the last few months. phone numbers or those kind of data were swept up while the nsa was looking for foreign intelligence targets. sometimes this was sort of sloppy, unintentional mistakes where they put in the wrong area code and swept up
senate judiciary chairman pat leahy says he plans to hold another hearing on the nsa surveillance program. house speaker nancy pelosi called the report, quote, extremely disturbing in a statement saying in part, congress must conduct rigorous oversight to ensure that all incidents, all incidents of noncompliance are reported to the oversight committees and the fisa court in a timely and comprehensive manner and that appropriate steps are taken to ensure violations are not repeated. the report...
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now, leahy says we cut off the aid. pretty soon we're going to have to renew the aid. >> predictions pat. >> in the wake of two black on white murders this week immigration tensions. >> mort. >> the weak economy in terms of employment and employment is going to continue to be the dominant issue for the rest of the year. >> michelle. >> school choice is going to be the education issue of the 21st century, the most important issue. >> russia's demographic demise will soon be seen as a total falsification. 23 years ago the birth rate was 1.2. today it is 1.7. midway between western europe's 1.5 and america's 1.9. no wonder putin seems a little cocky. russia has more babies than western europe. bye-bye!
now, leahy says we cut off the aid. pretty soon we're going to have to renew the aid. >> predictions pat. >> in the wake of two black on white murders this week immigration tensions. >> mort. >> the weak economy in terms of employment and employment is going to continue to be the dominant issue for the rest of the year. >> michelle. >> school choice is going to be the education issue of the 21st century, the most important issue. >> russia's demographic...
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now, leahy says we cut off the aid. pretty soon we're going to have to renew the aid. >> predictions pat. >> in the wake of two black on white murders this week immigration tensions. >> mort. >> the weak economy in terms of employment and employment is going to continue to be the dominant issue for the rest of the year. >> michelle. >> school choice is going to be the education issue of the 21st century, the most important issue. >> russia's demographic demise will soon be seen as a total falsification. 23 years ago the birth rate was 1.2. today it is 1.7. midway between western europe's 1.5 and america's 1.9. no wonder putin seems a little cocky. russia has more babies than western europe. bye-bye! >>> a new approach could get more of oakland's african-american boys graduating high school instead of dying young. >> if you had not received the kind of support as a by that you are providing to these african-american boys at this school where would you be today? >> i'd be in san quentin, or dead. >> black men are teaching
now, leahy says we cut off the aid. pretty soon we're going to have to renew the aid. >> predictions pat. >> in the wake of two black on white murders this week immigration tensions. >> mort. >> the weak economy in terms of employment and employment is going to continue to be the dominant issue for the rest of the year. >> michelle. >> school choice is going to be the education issue of the 21st century, the most important issue. >> russia's demographic...
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now, leahy says we cut off the aid. pretty soon we're going to have to renew the aid. >> predictions pat. >> in the wake of two black on white murders this week immigration tensions. >> mort. >> the weak economy in terms of employment and employment is going to continue to be the dominant issue for the rest of the year. >> michelle. >> school choice is going to be the education issue of the 21st century, the most important issue. >> russia's demographic demise will soon be seen as a total falsification. 23 years ago the birth rate was 1.2. today it is 1.7. midway between western europe's 1.5 and america's 1.9. no wonder putin seems a little cocky. russia has more babies than western europe. bye-bye! ♪ >>> this week on "wealthtrack" an award winning financial planner explain why they're building up their global real estate holdings. third avenue real estate value funds' jason wolf and gerstein fisher's gregg fisher on the opportunities of real estate around the world, next on "consuelo mack wealthtrack." >> new york li
now, leahy says we cut off the aid. pretty soon we're going to have to renew the aid. >> predictions pat. >> in the wake of two black on white murders this week immigration tensions. >> mort. >> the weak economy in terms of employment and employment is going to continue to be the dominant issue for the rest of the year. >> michelle. >> school choice is going to be the education issue of the 21st century, the most important issue. >> russia's demographic...
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quoting a spokesman from senator leahy. his understanding is that aid to egyptian hirlt has been halted as required by law. lay hey confirms the same to nbc, the senator's understanding is military aid has been suspended. the white house in another denial denial denial pointed to yesterday's on camera statements. here is the thing, one person's aid is under review is another person's aid has already been suspended. bottom line, no money is mooching out the door right now. the white house finds itself in a tough position. on monday they said if they cut off, they will make up the difference cutting off leverage they might have. saudis the largest contributor to $12 billion aid package they have pledged since morsi was ousted. yesterday chuck hagel all but admitted suspending aid won't help. >> this is a very complicated problem. our ability to influence the outcome in egypt is limited. it's up to the egyptian people. and it will be their responsibility to sort this out. >> the white house wants a seat at the table rather tha
quoting a spokesman from senator leahy. his understanding is that aid to egyptian hirlt has been halted as required by law. lay hey confirms the same to nbc, the senator's understanding is military aid has been suspended. the white house in another denial denial denial pointed to yesterday's on camera statements. here is the thing, one person's aid is under review is another person's aid has already been suspended. bottom line, no money is mooching out the door right now. the white house finds...
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we've seen patrick leahy on the senate judiciary saying that he's going to hold hearings. even nancy pelosi who has been supportive of the president here says she's quite troubled and regular critics like senator ron wyden have released a letter saying this is the only the tip of the iceberg. there's still a lot we don't know. >> harry, what are you hearing down there? is this something that has already got the far left up in arms or much to do about nothing? >> they voted to defund this program a month ago. i think you're going to have real issues when the congress gets back. there's been a lot of pushback. you can see the people that supported the president, kind of pulling back. this is going to be a big issue. if you you're looking for the obama scandal, as the republicans are, this is going to be a big issue. >> nsa? >> nsa. >> christine, what's your headline? >> i actually picked the same one that he did. so i'm going to change mine. i'm going to say that the rnc -- >> first of all, you're new to this one, christine, so we'll let you pass this one. we'd like for our
we've seen patrick leahy on the senate judiciary saying that he's going to hold hearings. even nancy pelosi who has been supportive of the president here says she's quite troubled and regular critics like senator ron wyden have released a letter saying this is the only the tip of the iceberg. there's still a lot we don't know. >> harry, what are you hearing down there? is this something that has already got the far left up in arms or much to do about nothing? >> they voted to defund...
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on a committee level as well when the senate returns the chairman of the judiciary committee patrick leahy announced decisions to hear more on that. >> jed, what about you? >> when this first came out all of the telecom companies saying no access. the reason why is because most of the time the government is now copying large quantities, tear and i think the fact we see these being built just shows you how much data is available and it's a lot different world. there's such an explosion of data that that creates these privacy issues that 10, 20, 30 years ago didn't exist. >> now it's about absorbing it and figuring out what to do it bit later. >>> outrage on twitter. we will break that down. the exact wording of this tweet and the explanation the show is giving now. some u.s. movie studios have a long way to go when it comes to equal representation for lgbt roles in 2012 movies. you can read more on my facebook page. no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you're covered with great ideas like optional better
on a committee level as well when the senate returns the chairman of the judiciary committee patrick leahy announced decisions to hear more on that. >> jed, what about you? >> when this first came out all of the telecom companies saying no access. the reason why is because most of the time the government is now copying large quantities, tear and i think the fact we see these being built just shows you how much data is available and it's a lot different world. there's such an...
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patrick leahy who is the chair of the senate judiciary committee said that he plans to conduct another hearing about this. no response yet from the white house but i can tell you that president obama will undoubtedly be dealing with this when he returns from vacation. of course, he's mapped out a second term agenda but this issue with the nsa continues to dog him both on vacation and when he returns. >> very quickly, is there an expectation the president will say anything else on egypt when he comes back? >> reporter: i would anticipate some continued white house response on egypt. we know that he is being briefed regularly here while he's on cation in martha's vineyard. he was briefed this morning by his national security visor susan rice. this is obviously something that is quite concern together white house. joy? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> coming up, a conversation with lee daniels, director of one of this year's most talked about films "the butler." we hear more about why he made the film and his thoughts on the country's progress on civil rights. we're back in a moment. hum
patrick leahy who is the chair of the senate judiciary committee said that he plans to conduct another hearing about this. no response yet from the white house but i can tell you that president obama will undoubtedly be dealing with this when he returns from vacation. of course, he's mapped out a second term agenda but this issue with the nsa continues to dog him both on vacation and when he returns. >> very quickly, is there an expectation the president will say anything else on egypt...
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patrick leahy of vermont of the subcommittee is saying earlier today the obama administration has decided to cut military aid to egypt after two weeks of violence between the egyptian military, police and security forces and the muslim brotherhood in 1,000 people have been killed and david carle says the senator's understanding is the egyptian paula terry has been halted and said deputy press secretary disagrees dance the human of questions from the white house press corps before he finally declared fellow democrats patrick leahy is flat out wrong. >> it is important for you and your readers to understand providing foreign assistance you cannot turn it off fraud or up and down but it is provided so those staunches are under review it has not been cut off but is under review. >> it could describe the obama foreign policy itself and its defense firm on the senator's claim telling fox news that the state department subcommittee was told the transfer of military aid was stopped. it started by conspicuously announcing a previously unscheduled cabinet level meeting today to discuss cutting aid
patrick leahy of vermont of the subcommittee is saying earlier today the obama administration has decided to cut military aid to egypt after two weeks of violence between the egyptian military, police and security forces and the muslim brotherhood in 1,000 people have been killed and david carle says the senator's understanding is the egyptian paula terry has been halted and said deputy press secretary disagrees dance the human of questions from the white house press corps before he finally...
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so we're going to see, i think, a new round of hearings from senator leahy. >> all right. nia? >> we now know that the movie "the butler" is a movie worth seeing. it came out yesterday, starring, of course, forest whitaker, based on the real life of a butler who served eight administrations. oprah winfrey's in it, lenny kravitz, i think i'll go see it later today. >> it's on my list, but my list goes about three years, the last time i saw a movie. thanks to krystal ball, sam cedar, and nia-malika henderson of "the washington post." thank you all for getting up and thank you for joining us today for "up." join us tomorrow, sunday morning at 8:00, we'll have hakim jeffries on the politics of crime. >>> and up next, melissa harris-perry with joy reid sitting in. the 25-year anniversary sheds light on the state of police today. why ice cube is just as relevant as ever. that's melissa harris-perry with joy reid sitting in. thanks for getting up. # ♪ if you have high cholesterol, here's some information that may be worth looking into. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got
so we're going to see, i think, a new round of hearings from senator leahy. >> all right. nia? >> we now know that the movie "the butler" is a movie worth seeing. it came out yesterday, starring, of course, forest whitaker, based on the real life of a butler who served eight administrations. oprah winfrey's in it, lenny kravitz, i think i'll go see it later today. >> it's on my list, but my list goes about three years, the last time i saw a movie. thanks to krystal...
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joining me so locking reports are coming out today obviously from capitol hill like senator patrick leahy saying that the u.s. has an effect suspended aid to egypt while the white house denies that claim so what shall we first of all make of those contradicting reports. meghan it's great to be talking with you. you know obviously this is a fluid situation as they say it's kind of a cliche but it is there's a lot of moving parts senator leahy has actually said from the beginning he's been really clear on this that he thinks aid should be cut he said this as soon as the military deposed morsi back in july. and he's saying that it's a coup when the current aid that is scheduled to run through september thirtieth they believe this completed they cannot get any more money from the united states the white house is saying that they're still. you know teasing the situation out and trying to figure out how to proceed and also that the sequester has impacted the aid and that's important to explain because a lot of our aid that we sent to egypt actually goes through american arms manufacturers who b
joining me so locking reports are coming out today obviously from capitol hill like senator patrick leahy saying that the u.s. has an effect suspended aid to egypt while the white house denies that claim so what shall we first of all make of those contradicting reports. meghan it's great to be talking with you. you know obviously this is a fluid situation as they say it's kind of a cliche but it is there's a lot of moving parts senator leahy has actually said from the beginning he's been really...
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an example of not doing that is what we're hearing today from senator leahy. the white house told him, administration, we're cutting aid. what does that mean? let's talk about things. second point, in terms of political development in the region. i point to a trend that i find very worrisome. we saw in bahrain in march 2011, in the square in istanbul and now in egypt. what is it? hostage politics. where a political tendency or political party like the muslim brothers and, takes tens of thousands, or hurns of thousands of its followers, occupy as strategic artery of the city. block commerce, block transportation, block social interaction, and say to the government, either negotiate with us or remove us by force. i think you talk to any responsible public official in the united states or anywhere else, they would tell you, no negotiation with hostage-takers. happy to engage in a dialogue about political future but not at the point of a gun. >> well, you know, i think we should be loyal to our friends. otherwise, the word will go out -- they'll stop being our fri
an example of not doing that is what we're hearing today from senator leahy. the white house told him, administration, we're cutting aid. what does that mean? let's talk about things. second point, in terms of political development in the region. i point to a trend that i find very worrisome. we saw in bahrain in march 2011, in the square in istanbul and now in egypt. what is it? hostage politics. where a political tendency or political party like the muslim brothers and, takes tens of...
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to senator leahy, that's a distinction without a difference. we're also talking about delivery of some military items including some apache helicopters and f-16 fighters, that's previously been reported by other outlets. and lots of economic support be funds, it's a complicated account, but basically some of them, the ones that will go directly to benefit the egyptian government, are not being programmed and dispersed and, in fact, being suspended. meanwhile, a couple of items still are flowing; spare parts for the egyptian military, some economic support funds that go to american ngos in the country can still continue, although there really aren't that many american ngos doing many things in the middle of this egyptian crisis. >> josh rogin was the reporter that broke that story in the daily beast. the hill newspaper write that is the white house denies it's quietly suspending military aid to egypt, that it's evaluating aid and that the administration will reach out to congress once a decision's been made on how to move forward. again, that is
to senator leahy, that's a distinction without a difference. we're also talking about delivery of some military items including some apache helicopters and f-16 fighters, that's previously been reported by other outlets. and lots of economic support be funds, it's a complicated account, but basically some of them, the ones that will go directly to benefit the egyptian government, are not being programmed and dispersed and, in fact, being suspended. meanwhile, a couple of items still are...
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an aide to democratic senator patrick leahy said the senator was told, quote, the transfer of military aid was stopped already by the obama administration in private. hit with a barrage of questions, white house spokesman josh earnest said that's not true, and danced around whether leahy's office was wrong. >> i haven't seen the whole statement, so i am not making a declaration. i will tell you our aid continues to be under review. >> reporter: a debate over semantics, just as the administration won't say there was a coup in egypt because doing so would force the u.s. by law to cut off aid. >> why won't the administration be transparent with the american people and the world when the entire world can see the military came in, took out a democratically elected president. >> and what i am saying to you, something that's available to anybody that seeks answer to this question, we made the determination that making a decision about whether or not a coup occurred is not in the best interest of the united states. >> reporter: a new pole from pew research shows the public is frustrated with t
an aide to democratic senator patrick leahy said the senator was told, quote, the transfer of military aid was stopped already by the obama administration in private. hit with a barrage of questions, white house spokesman josh earnest said that's not true, and danced around whether leahy's office was wrong. >> i haven't seen the whole statement, so i am not making a declaration. i will tell you our aid continues to be under review. >> reporter: a debate over semantics, just as the...
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democratic senator leahy chairman of the appropriations committee threatening to cut off funding to egypt. is the president missing an opportunity to use leverage or does he just not have as much leverage as people think over the military in egypt? >> well, $1.2 billion, all this hand wringing in congress, it is a fraction of what other countries are giving egypt. it is one of our only points of leverage. the president is in an incredibly tough spot. pressure from congress isn't going to make a difference. their position is not changing. this is an important ally. they don't want to make the situation worse. take our hand out of the region in that way. they're just going to continue to stand by. >> jonathan, you wrote a post for politico immediately after the president's remarks thursday. you wrote in part, quote, he has chosen, he being the president, has chosen america's interests over its values and the pragmatists in his administration over the human rights idealists while tacitly acknowledging the limitations of america's influence in stopping the bloodshed. bottom line, it is a pick
democratic senator leahy chairman of the appropriations committee threatening to cut off funding to egypt. is the president missing an opportunity to use leverage or does he just not have as much leverage as people think over the military in egypt? >> well, $1.2 billion, all this hand wringing in congress, it is a fraction of what other countries are giving egypt. it is one of our only points of leverage. the president is in an incredibly tough spot. pressure from congress isn't going to...
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here's senator patrick leahy on the voting rights issue. [video clip] this was not a state acting like they were open to negotiation or any effort to make sure all the problems they had with voting could be fixed. andhoping we can go back have a new voting rights act consistent with the supreme court. the supreme court is sharply divided. five people decided that after an hour of hearing argument, they understood this better than the hundreds of hearings, hundreds of hours. people said, you must have gotten it wrong. .e're going to change it --n then, the chief justice there still will be voting rights violations. host: the full interview coming up at the top of the hour on "newsmakers." what do you want to hear from lawmakers? barb is joining us on the line for democrats. i saw the newspaper hear about how much we are spending on defense and health care. health care implementation is taking a lot of time and money. whatever is going on is ridiculous and i would like them to concentrate on a solution. i don't really have a political party.
here's senator patrick leahy on the voting rights issue. [video clip] this was not a state acting like they were open to negotiation or any effort to make sure all the problems they had with voting could be fixed. andhoping we can go back have a new voting rights act consistent with the supreme court. the supreme court is sharply divided. five people decided that after an hour of hearing argument, they understood this better than the hundreds of hearings, hundreds of hours. people said, you...
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it is beneath the office he holds. >> coming up, "washington journal." " with patrickers leahy. and then we will be live in milwuakie for the final day of the national governors' association summer meeting. what are the milestone years for first ladies through history? mrs.ld say, certainly, adams, her period, the first to live in the white house, very opinionated, bright lady, capable lady. on a more social side, dolley madison, the melodrama of the burning of the house. then you have other first ladies but you go through a period for there are not many first lady's. i would take it up from there to harriet lane, president buchanan's niece. , that was thebers grandest whitehouse that ever happened. -- more with williams eale seale tonight at 8:00. >> we have never known what to do with our first ladies, and that is particularly true in recent times. on the one hand, they are expected to have causes. you cannot imagine a first lady today without a cause. and the other hand, those causes are not permitted to intrude upon law making, or an official it has been a tight rope. seeing
it is beneath the office he holds. >> coming up, "washington journal." " with patrickers leahy. and then we will be live in milwuakie for the final day of the national governors' association summer meeting. what are the milestone years for first ladies through history? mrs.ld say, certainly, adams, her period, the first to live in the white house, very opinionated, bright lady, capable lady. on a more social side, dolley madison, the melodrama of the burning of the house....
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the office of vermont senator patrick leahy told the daily beast that military aid to egypt has been temporarily cut off something that the white house says is simply not true they say that it is under review but not currently on hold now to be clear technically technically the white house is right the five hundred eighty five million dollars of promised aid to the egyptian military is not due until september thirtieth so it still could go to the egyptian military if things calm down before then and while all of this is going on protests are still happening in the streets of cairo though they have been much calmer these past three days and if you're wondering why that is that's because of a nationwide curfew that is in effect forcing people off the streets at night bell true is in cairo and she describes that government imposed curfew. well right now we're actually on the government imposed because p. which means the close of the country everyone is at home holed up in that living room always leads to the screen to see what the lace is happening in egypt has been a quiet few days if
the office of vermont senator patrick leahy told the daily beast that military aid to egypt has been temporarily cut off something that the white house says is simply not true they say that it is under review but not currently on hold now to be clear technically technically the white house is right the five hundred eighty five million dollars of promised aid to the egyptian military is not due until september thirtieth so it still could go to the egyptian military if things calm down before...
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military aid on thursday both vermont senator patrick leahy and kentucky senator rand. paul told the hill that they want president obama to freeze all military aid to egypt referencing the president's announcement yesterday that the u.s. had canceled its upcoming joint military exercises the egyptian armed forces leahy said while suspending joint military exercises as the president has done is an important step our law is clear aid to the egyptian military should cease unless they restore democracy president obama said today that he's reassessing that aid to egypt and so first of all i'm just curious each one of your thoughts on this friend cheska let me begin with i've been very vocal about how we need to suspend aid to egypt to the death have been ridiculous and as you said calls from the left and the right senator john mccain has also said suspend aid to egypt ted cruz it's very rare when you have that many people from all sorts of the spectrum who are on the same who are on the same page on this issue on the other hand maybe not on the other hand but as another piec
military aid on thursday both vermont senator patrick leahy and kentucky senator rand. paul told the hill that they want president obama to freeze all military aid to egypt referencing the president's announcement yesterday that the u.s. had canceled its upcoming joint military exercises the egyptian armed forces leahy said while suspending joint military exercises as the president has done is an important step our law is clear aid to the egyptian military should cease unless they restore...
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i have a history with senator leahy and senator schumer. we've been waiting for the perfect message since columbine. 2008. it's 15 years ago while political figures haven't been able to get anything done. mayor bloomberg is putting his money where his mouth is. he has become the single most important person in the country on this issue. he is the guy putting his money where his mouth is. i think it's very unfortunate for senators leahy and schumer who i like very much to be misplacing their criticism here. i think bloomberg has done a remarkable job. >> here here, julian and mark, thank you both. coming up, we introduce a mini series that only a five-week congressional vacation could possibly inspire. we'll explain in a moment. ♪ there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tyleno
i have a history with senator leahy and senator schumer. we've been waiting for the perfect message since columbine. 2008. it's 15 years ago while political figures haven't been able to get anything done. mayor bloomberg is putting his money where his mouth is. he has become the single most important person in the country on this issue. he is the guy putting his money where his mouth is. i think it's very unfortunate for senators leahy and schumer who i like very much to be misplacing their...
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guest: the main critic is senator leahy. he put forward a law that is supposed to stop the menstruation from funding the military's and -- the militaries engaged in human rights violations. this -- what the military is doing in the streets of egypt is not something we want to support. or our critics in congress but also in the human rights community and inside the administration. there are a lot of people who feel very bad about what is going on in egypt and believe it should be suspended because we do not want to have the blood of the egyptian people on our hands but also because his could be used as a piece of leverage, a piece of pressure to get you magician military -- to get the egyptian military to stop its policy of arresting islamists and killing protesters on the street. what role would congress play in this, if any? candy the administration do this without construing -- without consulting congress? the problem is congress has not been passing appropriation bills for quite some time now. they are not very effective
guest: the main critic is senator leahy. he put forward a law that is supposed to stop the menstruation from funding the military's and -- the militaries engaged in human rights violations. this -- what the military is doing in the streets of egypt is not something we want to support. or our critics in congress but also in the human rights community and inside the administration. there are a lot of people who feel very bad about what is going on in egypt and believe it should be suspended...
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patrick leahy has said he is he said the changes. nsa got out of their lane on this. this is problematic for the hiselligence committee. willingness as a leader and chairman to take this position shows that he is an independent in the senate. >> they brought up the issue of immigration and gun control. where are both of these issues? >> gun-control he said is over with. he sees immigration as still life.-- alive. even though it is now out of his hands, he is still going to work really hard at communicating with members of the house and trying to get the final product to the president does.-- president's desk. >> thank you for being with us here. we appreciate it. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] i've been pushing for this in the senate, that we would move cybersecurity legislation. it is complicated. network cybersecurity means different things to different people, but we need to get this done. is for -- as hard as it me to say. they have passed some of this. we need to look at what they h
patrick leahy has said he is he said the changes. nsa got out of their lane on this. this is problematic for the hiselligence committee. willingness as a leader and chairman to take this position shows that he is an independent in the senate. >> they brought up the issue of immigration and gun control. where are both of these issues? >> gun-control he said is over with. he sees immigration as still life.-- alive. even though it is now out of his hands, he is still going to work...
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patrick leahy lead the committee hearing said he's seen a list of terror events. but was not convinced the nsa tactics are effective. later today president obama intends to meet with congress to discuss programs as fell as the controversy fisa courts. president obama is not done trying to reboot his economic message. first, they were called that then went behind closed doors on capitol hill yesterday. the president with sessions to rally across the middle last plan. the house speaker didn't miss an opportunity to take a dig. >> i'm not going to speak for what the president is doing or why he's doing it. if i had poll numbers as low as his, i would be out doing the same thing if i were him. if i were him. >> now, just for comparison sake here, boehner's favorability, 18%. president obama, 48%. during one of the sessions the question about the next fed chairman bubbled up. according to reports, the democratic president walked up to the microphone saying larry summers, bad choice. they were told not to believe everything they read in the huffington post. the presiden
patrick leahy lead the committee hearing said he's seen a list of terror events. but was not convinced the nsa tactics are effective. later today president obama intends to meet with congress to discuss programs as fell as the controversy fisa courts. president obama is not done trying to reboot his economic message. first, they were called that then went behind closed doors on capitol hill yesterday. the president with sessions to rally across the middle last plan. the house speaker didn't...
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senator patrick leahy dismayed no heads are rolled at the nsa. >> a 29-year-old school dropout can come in and take out massive, massive amounts of data. it's obvious there weren't adequate controls. has anybody been fired? >> no, sir, not yet. >> has anybody been admonished? >> sir those investigations under way. >> many senators believe the programs are necessary for national security say more is needed to ensure they're conducted legally. >> i don't want the public to take our word for it always. i think there's a balance here. >> reporter: the pushback goes beyond congress. in a conference in las vegas. a hecklers heckled. >> read the constitution. >> i have. you should, too. >> kelly o'donnell. nbc news, the capitol. >>> and outside of our "first look" scrambled politics. the arizona and minnesota are the first state to legalize snej. senator rand paul is offering to bury the hatchet with chris kisskiss chris chris christi. >> i try to keep things in a less personal way. with governor christi it's gotten to personal. we're ready to kiss and make up. >> senator paul offered to smoot
senator patrick leahy dismayed no heads are rolled at the nsa. >> a 29-year-old school dropout can come in and take out massive, massive amounts of data. it's obvious there weren't adequate controls. has anybody been fired? >> no, sir, not yet. >> has anybody been admonished? >> sir those investigations under way. >> many senators believe the programs are necessary for national security say more is needed to ensure they're conducted legally. >> i don't want...
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vermont senator patrick leahy questions how effective the information is in stopping terror attacks. >> this program is not effective. it has to end. so far i'm not convinced by what i see. >> the nsa insists the programs are critical to national security, and now the agency is going public with more details about them. wednesday the intelligence agency declassified three documents detailing the rules for collecting and analyzing the programs. nsa director general keith alexander defended the program at the nsa conference lvs. it was a rough crowd. >> why to congress? why have you lied to congress? >> i haven't lied to congress. >> alexander says the surveillance has helped foil terrorist activity around the world. now, the guardian newspaper which first published information through nsa contractor edward snowden is now publishing information about another program and it's called x key score and this apparently gives nsa access to virtually all internet browsing activity worldwide. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> well, ariel castro, the cleveland ma
vermont senator patrick leahy questions how effective the information is in stopping terror attacks. >> this program is not effective. it has to end. so far i'm not convinced by what i see. >> the nsa insists the programs are critical to national security, and now the agency is going public with more details about them. wednesday the intelligence agency declassified three documents detailing the rules for collecting and analyzing the programs. nsa director general keith alexander...
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better and fair having two sides represented in court what's more american also senator patrick leahy introduced the comprehensive accountability in privacy protection act which narrows the scope of the patriot act to limits gag orders on data collection view and fast forwards the sunset of the fai's amendments act congress has to carefully consider the powerful surveillance to be granted government intrusion sure there is stringent oversight accountability and transparency i've introduced a bill that addresses not only section two hundred five and section seven the two but also national security letters and roving wiretaps and other authorities in the patriot act it's also today senator al franken dropped a bill requiring disclosure of the number of americans who had their information collected and reviewed by the n.s.a. i don't want to a situation where the government is transparent only when it's convenient for the government meanwhile in the house congressman rush holt introduced legislation to repeal the patriot act and the pfizer amendments act passing the patriot act is one of
better and fair having two sides represented in court what's more american also senator patrick leahy introduced the comprehensive accountability in privacy protection act which narrows the scope of the patriot act to limits gag orders on data collection view and fast forwards the sunset of the fai's amendments act congress has to carefully consider the powerful surveillance to be granted government intrusion sure there is stringent oversight accountability and transparency i've introduced a...
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democrat patrick leahy is the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. >> so what's going to be next? when is enough enough? i think congress has to carefully consider the powerful surveillance tools that we grant to the government. >> reporter: to ease some of the fears, the obama administration today declassified three top- secret documents detailing the n.s.a.'s mass collection of u.s. phone records. a surveillance program first revealed by edward snowden. this is the april, 2013, order from the foreign intelligence surveillance court directing a phone company to turn over domestic call data. and these letters from the justice department to congressional intelligence committees claim the n.s.a. follows strict rules safeguarding civil liberties. while heavily redacted, the letters say n.s.a. programs collect in bulk certain dialing, routing, addressing and signaling information but not the content of the calls. the letters also say the data collection efforts are subject to an extensive regime of internal checks and are monitored by the fisa court and congress. top intelligence off
democrat patrick leahy is the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. >> so what's going to be next? when is enough enough? i think congress has to carefully consider the powerful surveillance tools that we grant to the government. >> reporter: to ease some of the fears, the obama administration today declassified three top- secret documents detailing the n.s.a.'s mass collection of u.s. phone records. a surveillance program first revealed by edward snowden. this is the april,...
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we were actually successful and now with the help of senator leahy in congress and they created a fund in the military who also has its own slush fund for compensation. in afghanistan, there is a system set up for families to go and see this from the government for the killing of their loved ones there is no acknowledgment by the u.s. government and certainly not any kind of apology. it is the least to say that there should be a system set up with the families were innocent people can speak about their times. >> so those efforts allow iraq to change the way that the survivors and the community of the survivors do the government and i just want to congratulate you on those efforts. it really doesn't make a significant difference. >> i don't think it makes a huge difference in the way the military behaves. because if they know that they're going to have that knowledge and apologize and compensate, they are much more careful. i think it's one of the ways that we have to work towards an it is forcing our the government to make those kinds of emotions. >> effect of these attacks, i just wan
we were actually successful and now with the help of senator leahy in congress and they created a fund in the military who also has its own slush fund for compensation. in afghanistan, there is a system set up for families to go and see this from the government for the killing of their loved ones there is no acknowledgment by the u.s. government and certainly not any kind of apology. it is the least to say that there should be a system set up with the families were innocent people can speak...
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the nsa plan for additional checks and balances expected to be initiated by vermont senator patrick leahy some time later this fall. richard? >> thank you so much. >>> the first settlement is reached in the penn state jerry sandusky child molestation scandal. the school signed an agreement with a 25-year-old suburban philadelphia man known as victim five. the attorneys expect to finalize settlements in 25 of the 31 cases in the coming weeks. penn state authorized some $60 million for the settlements. a jury convicted san dus key last year of 45 counts of sex abuse. he is serving a 30 to 60-year sentence behind bars. he is appealing that. >>> a city in japan has some cleaning up to do after a volcano roared to life on sunday. the volcano shot a plume of ash 16,000 feet into the air and on to a nearby city. no one was injured but people did resort to face masks and umbrellas to combat the falling ash. nbc meteorologist bill karins joins us right now. you don't want to be in that situation. tough to breathe as well. >> i would like to -- i've never seen a volcano explode. i'd love to see one
the nsa plan for additional checks and balances expected to be initiated by vermont senator patrick leahy some time later this fall. richard? >> thank you so much. >>> the first settlement is reached in the penn state jerry sandusky child molestation scandal. the school signed an agreement with a 25-year-old suburban philadelphia man known as victim five. the attorneys expect to finalize settlements in 25 of the 31 cases in the coming weeks. penn state authorized some $60 million...
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yesterday during a senate judiciary committee hearing committee chairman patrick leahy questioned if the nsa programs have helped thwart the terrorist attacks that the nsa claims they have. >> this program is not effective and i want has to end. the government is collecting information on millions of innocent americans based on an interpretation on this statute that on its face does not authorize this bulk collection. what's it going to be next? when is enough enough? >> becoming clear that the president and congress need to propose some sort of reform because the whole thing is going to come undone if they are not but what are the chances of that happening. let's bring back our gaggle. perry, it is like i said it is clear, patrick leahy was responding to the nsa put out all this public information, look at all this terrorist that was thwarted. seriously? this smells like the white house trying to float what can they come up with. >> look at the guest list. richard supported everything barack obama has done until now where he's been very critical of the nsa program. i think you're se
yesterday during a senate judiciary committee hearing committee chairman patrick leahy questioned if the nsa programs have helped thwart the terrorist attacks that the nsa claims they have. >> this program is not effective and i want has to end. the government is collecting information on millions of innocent americans based on an interpretation on this statute that on its face does not authorize this bulk collection. what's it going to be next? when is enough enough? >> becoming...
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it was similar to leahy's bill. it failed but it was a really close vote so it shows that congress is really concerned about the surveillance programs and whether they are violating americans' privacy. >> jenifer martinez writes for "the hill" reporting today. you can follow her on twitter. reporting at jenmartinez, and read her reporting online at the hill". online. later today minnesota senator amy klobuchar speaks to democrats in iowa. she's a keynote speaker there. according to the des moines register she'll be the first democratic hopeful to visit iowa for a possible 2016 presidential campaign. you can listen on c-span radio or watch online at c-span.org. >> tonight on c-span's encore presentation of first ladies. >> she was very proud of her husband, no question about that. she supported all of his decisions. once again she was a very private person. so it was fine for her husband to be in politics. it was fine for him to go to washington and be in the senate, be in congress, but she didn't want to be part of
it was similar to leahy's bill. it failed but it was a really close vote so it shows that congress is really concerned about the surveillance programs and whether they are violating americans' privacy. >> jenifer martinez writes for "the hill" reporting today. you can follow her on twitter. reporting at jenmartinez, and read her reporting online at the hill". online. later today minnesota senator amy klobuchar speaks to democrats in iowa. she's a keynote speaker there....
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patrick leahy of vermont of the subcommittee is saying earlier today the obama administration has decided to cut military aid to egypt after two weeks of violence between the egyptian military
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vermont senator patrick leahy says tv ads by mayor michael bloomberg turned people off to new reforms. that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rain in central kansas caused widespread flashed flooding. an assisted living facility and hundreds of other residents had been evacuated. a flash flood warning sish used through monday morning. now for a look another the weather, here is nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. all that water, is it going to continue? >> they're going to get more rain. the flash flood warnings are in effect for today. it only takes two feet of water to sweep a car away. that's why these warnings are issued to remind people don't drive into those, what look like puddles because they could be much deeper than you expect. back through kansas we're seeing more rain, also southern missouri and arkansas. minneapolis seeing torrential downpours with those thunderstorms moving into northeastern iowa. we are looking at the threat of perhaps up to three inches of rain in minneapolis and down across southeastern kansas, southern missouri and n
vermont senator patrick leahy says tv ads by mayor michael bloomberg turned people off to new reforms. that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rain in central kansas caused widespread flashed flooding. an assisted living facility and hundreds of other residents had been evacuated. a flash flood warning sish used through monday morning. now for a look another the weather, here is nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. all that water, is it going to...
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a number of senators including durbin, leahy, lee, and paul have introduced promising legislation aimed at giving federal judges more discretion in applying mandatory minute ums in certain drug cases. the president and i look forward to working with members of both parties to refine and advance these proposals. secondly, the department has now updated its frame work for considering compam compassionate release for inmates facing extraordinary or compelling circumstances and who pose no threat to the public. in late april, the bureau of prisons expanded the criteria which will be considered for inmates seeking compassionate release for medical reasons. today i can announce fission additional expanses to our policy, including revised criteria for elderly inmates who did not commit violent crimes and sho who have served significant portions of their sentences. of courses, as our primary responsibilities be, we must ensure the american public is protect tected from anyone who may pose a drudge dangerous to our community. finally, my colleagues and i are taking steps to identify and share be
a number of senators including durbin, leahy, lee, and paul have introduced promising legislation aimed at giving federal judges more discretion in applying mandatory minute ums in certain drug cases. the president and i look forward to working with members of both parties to refine and advance these proposals. secondly, the department has now updated its frame work for considering compam compassionate release for inmates facing extraordinary or compelling circumstances and who pose no threat...
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asking forick leahy another round of hearings on the nsa? in the wakeng that of a report that was published by the washington post week thursday. has repeatedly broken privacy rules and overstepping its authorities for years. out with a statement saying he remains concerned that congress is still not giving -- getting straightforward answers from the nsa. >> how bad was this report says the washington post published thursday. >> it was pretty damning. it put the administration in an even worse situation with the surveillance program. it also calls into question the statements that the president made last week at a press conference at the white house or other statements that ministration officials had made. nsareport shows that the had procured by the communications thousands of times without hopper authorization. the washington post did an analysis. most of the incidents were unintended. it involved unauthorized surveillance of americans in the united states. >> senator leahy will hold a hearing and looking at the specific allegations. where
asking forick leahy another round of hearings on the nsa? in the wakeng that of a report that was published by the washington post week thursday. has repeatedly broken privacy rules and overstepping its authorities for years. out with a statement saying he remains concerned that congress is still not giving -- getting straightforward answers from the nsa. >> how bad was this report says the washington post published thursday. >> it was pretty damning. it put the administration in an...
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she has a much different world view than say pat leahy. there are going to be those battles going on in the democratic party. i think rick and i agree on a lot of economic issues. i think on foreign policy i'm a little closer to the rand paul camp. i would guess you're a little closer to the chris christie camp. >> christie's closer to me. >> exactly. prepping for 2016. i love it! but a strong party has two wings. the republican party doesn't win 49 states anymore like we did under reagan and nixon because we have one wing right now. we need neocons, realists, we need people that balance each other out. and we have it, but don't forget again, the democrats have it, too, because they're going to be electing somebody who -- if they elect hillary, who's closer to the view of a neocon -- >> but how does this get the gop, rick, even in a different place than the party was in 2012? >> i want to reiterate what joe said, which is the media has a fascination with how divided the republican party is and tends to ignore the divisions within the democ
she has a much different world view than say pat leahy. there are going to be those battles going on in the democratic party. i think rick and i agree on a lot of economic issues. i think on foreign policy i'm a little closer to the rand paul camp. i would guess you're a little closer to the chris christie camp. >> christie's closer to me. >> exactly. prepping for 2016. i love it! but a strong party has two wings. the republican party doesn't win 49 states anymore like we did under...
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heather: senator patrick leahy, promising a hearing, calling for that. so we'll see if that happens. thank you for joining us angela. >> thank you, heather. heather: you can now by the way sign up for the hottest fnc stories straight to your in-box every single day. this of course is one of them. visit foxnews.com/foxnewsfirst. simply enter your email into the line. click on the sign-up button and you're good to go. that is foxnews.com/foxnewsfirst. do not miss out. jon: we have the latest on a controversial move by the fed ral government. paying planned parenthood to help people sign up for health care. what is going on there? more on that ahead. >>> plus closing arguments in the court-martial of accused fort hood shooter nidal hasan. a live report as both sides wrap up their cases. love, warmth. love, warmth. here, try this. mm, ok! ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed. this is a great cereal! honey bunches of oats. i hear you crunching. >> right now president obama is at the universi
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